Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) believes his fellow
Republican lawmakers who pushed back against the Trump administration's classified briefing on the killing of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani are "overreacting."The briefing was held on Wednesday, covering the airstrike authorized by
President Trump last week that left Soleimani dead. In the wake of the airstrike,
Iran retaliated on Tuesday with its own
missile attacks against two Iraqi bases hosting U.S. troops.After the briefing, an angry Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) called it "insulting" and the worst he's ever heard regarding a military issue. He also revealed lawmakers were told there couldn't be any "divisions" or "dissension" because it would "send the wrong signal to the Iranians, and I think that's completely wrong." Lee said that the meeting convinced him to support the
Democratic plan for a new war powers resolution.Graham downplayed the criticism, telling reporters, "I think they're overreacting, quite frankly. Go debate all you want to. I'm going to debate you, trust me. I'm going to let people know that in this moment in time, to play this game with the War Powers Act, which I think is unconstitutional, whether you mean to or not, you're empowering the enemy."More stories from theweek.com The world is abandoning America Trump wants to know 'How are your 409K's doing' in this 'all-time high' stock market CIA Director Gina Haspel reportedly pushed for Soleimani's killing — and perfectly predicted Iran's response